Matthew Rhys, the star of FX's series
"The Americans," has been cast as Mr. Darcy in a BBC production of
"Death Comes to Pemberley." The mini-series will help to mark the 200th anniversary of the
"Pride and Prejudice" publication by
Jane Austen.

"Death Comes to Pemberley" is based on a 2011 novel by
P.D. James that takes the characters of "Pride and Prejudice" -- most notably Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy and George Wickham -- and puts them in a murder-mystery story six years after the events of the original novel. The story begins when the now-married Elizabeth and Darcy ready themselves for their annual ball. When Elizabeth's sister, Lydia -- along with her husband, Wickham -- arrives, everything comes to a shocking stop. As a murder investigation unfolds, it threatens everything and everyone at Pemberley.

In addition to Rhys as Darcy,
Anna Maxwell Martin (
"The Bletchley Circle," "Becoming Jane") will play Elizabeth and
Matthew Goode (
"Watchmen") is set to play Wickham. Adapted to a screenplay by
Juliette Towhidi ("
Calendar Girls") and directed by
Daniel Percival, production is expected to begin in June. The BBC will release its three-part, serialized story toward the end of 2013.